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• Ford Mondeo III (2000 - 2007) - Driver's Door Mirror 6 Oct 2007 (Forum)
  Went out to my car this morning to find the driver's side door mirror had been smashed I assume by a passing car. Can anybody give me an idea of work involved to replace or are there any links that could be posted with instructions?
• a breath of fresh air? 7 Jan 2005 (Forum)
  Would any backroomers know of any cars which allow you to have warm air coming from most of the heating vents but cold air coming onto your face? The only cars I know that do this are mercedes where the centre console vents give cold air whatever is coming out of the floor and side vents.
• The frost thread 29 Dec 2004 (Forum)
  How does everyone deal with really sharp frosts? The last 2 nights around my way the frost was as sharp as any I can remember. My screens on my cars have heated screens but they struggle to cope as only half the elements work. I find a good way of defrosting quickly is slightly open a window then put heater on recycling mode as air must be warmer inside the car than outside.
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  Does my new Audi A4 Avant's climate control require any maintenance? 17 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I'm just in the process of purchasing an Audi A4 Avant with climate control, the first time I've had any sort of air con in a car. Do I need to do anything...
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  Call Mazda First - a front for credit hire business? 19 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Mazda, and my local dealer has given me a leaflet on “Call Mazda First", asking me to contact them in the event of an accident, before calling...
• Audi A6 - Used car missing features listed on sales details 17 Aug 2013 (Forum)
  I bought a used car from a dealer recently which I saw on Autotrader and Ebay. Both listings showed the car as having heated seats, parking distance control and an iPod AUX input. Turns out after having the car for a few days and consulting the manual the car doesn't have any of these.
• Front passenger seat folds down for long load 11 Aug 2008 (Forum)
  What cars have the above, so far found Mazda 323, Volvo V50 anymore?
• Why front end is lower? 19 Nov 2021 (Forum)
  Many cars (hatchback, saloon, SUV etc.), when viewing from side, appear as front end lower than back end.  Is it a deliberate design? If yes why so? Do they expect rear end to go down with passengers over time?
• Punto Evo - new `dogs breakfast` front end? 25 Jan 2010 (Forum)
  I always liked the integrated `Maserati` style of the GP - but the new front end on the Evo seems a real `dogs breakfast` to me. Does anyone else think car design is becoming more ugly?
• JAGUAR X TYPE 2.0D 2007 - JAGUAR X TYPE CODE 34 / FLASHING CODE 34 / 33 7 Aug 2020 (Forum)
  Pushed seat back and Removed the two front bolts holding down the front passenger side seat, then pulled seat forward to show back cover covering the 4 front passenger side seat bolts, removed this cover, and then removed these bolts, From front of seat tipped seat backwards to I could see the two pretensioner wire that go into the connector at the front of the seat. then got my new pretensioner out of the box, and compared it to the one I had in my car, I had ordered the wrong colour, my car has a black one, the one I had ordered was sable in colour.
• Xantia Suspension Strange Behaviour Help 27 Jun 2007 (Forum)
  i have taken the following notes and measurements on the suspensions settings and behaviour, ive referred to the settings as 1,2,3,4 with 1 being the lowest setting and 4 the highest. from starting the car and putting it on setting one, both the front and rear suspension sits down correctly and measures, front 31cm from arch to wheel centre approx, rear 24.5cm approx then put it to setting 2 (normal ride height) the rear rises up but the front stays down, front 31cm, rear 32cm then setting 3, car sits up properly both front and back nice and level, front 40.5 rear 42.5 then setting 4, rear stays at 42.5 front rises to 45cm thats what happens when you go through the settings, if you go back to setting 1 (lowest) then, setting 2 it behaves as above, if you then go to setting 3, wait for the stop light to go out then put it straight back to setting 2 then the front rises to the normal ride height along with the rear and measures front 38.5 rear 38.5cm if you go from setting 4 (highest) to setting 3 then the front drops down to the bump stops and the rear sticks up on high.
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  Highway Code and parking 9 Feb 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My granddaughter is about to take her driving test, and consequently I have been revising my highway code, via the AA's 2007 edition. There seems to...
• Peugeot 205 diesel hatch - N/S front wheel no drive 8 Apr 2010 (Forum)
  Hi, I have lost drive on the n/s front wheel discovered after jacking up the front end. Guess this is a drive shaft issue but is this an easy remedy with replacing or not cost effective? How difficult is this to replace DIY or garage.  The car now has 250,000 on the clock but still runs well and is in great condition for L reg.
• Rover 420 front brakes 15 Aug 2006 (Forum)
  I examined the front brakes on my car and found the front offside outer pad very thin, the other three pads are still thick. The defective pad being on the outside is not operated by the hydraulic piston but by the stub arms.
• Child allowed in front seat? 9 Aug 2005 (Forum)
  - Does anyone know if under-12 year olds can travel in the front passenger seat of the car, in Germany? (Even with a child seat fitted and seatbelt on?) I don't think it's allowed in France, and I'm not sure about the UK any more? I'm going on a long run up to Denmark next week and am thinking of driving overnight; my son will have more space up-front.
• Self driving. - Non skilled driving 1 Nov 2023 (Forum)
    But this is not about me, but I do wonder if those who advocate electronic assistance still have the ABILITY to drive ?   It will never happen but, I would love to put those with modern cars that do everything, into an older car where, if the driver does not do it then it aint going to happen.  From forgetting to turn the heater mode to windscreen only and leaving the windows slightly open initially to help clear the windscreen, to the more complicated thing of getting the vehicle at the right speed for the corner, in the right gear.
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  Parking up the wrong tree 22 Dec 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My husband today was at Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. As it was early afternoon the car park was full. With him was his elderly brother in law who needed...
• PLOD WILL CONFISCATE YOUR CAR 30 Jan 2002 (Forum)
  Blunkett wants to prevent hooligans blazing around housing estates by giving police the power to impound the car, to be returned after payment of a release fee. Good idea, thought I. Then I remembered the traffic plod who stopped me for an offence that wasn't an offence. He didn't know the law, we had a heated discussion, and he finally gave in.
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  Suspension wear 14 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  3000 miles and 2 months ago, I had the rear lower arm bushes replaced on my Skoda Fabia front suspension. I asked at the time whether any other work could...
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  qashqai plus 2 replacement 16 Apr 2014 (Ask HJ)
  We are considering whether to replace a 5 year old 2 litre petrol qashqai which has covered 34000 miles mainly on sub 4 mile trips around town. It is...